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Emil G. Trapp Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 827

Scope and Contents

Typed summary of detailed interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his father, August, who was a laborer on the Watson farm and the August F. Luther farm in Cass County, N.D. Includes mention of the L.F. Watson farm, its buildings, and various hired men, dispersal sale of the Watson farm, August Trapp's last wages, his purchase of farmland near Enderlin, N.D., threshing equipment, Emil's job as stableboy and assistant to the laundress at Amenia and Sharon Land Company, comments on the food and sleeping arrangements at Amenia and Sharon. Also includes obituaries.

Dates

  • 1957-1958

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Born in Stolp, Pomerania, Germany. Immigrated with his family to N.D. Wed Augusta Janz in 1901, hired as an agricultural laborer on the Amenia and Sharon Land Company farm, Cass County, N.D. Farmed his own land in Cass County. Died in Fargo, N.D.

Extent

4 Items (4 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed summary of detailed interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his father, August, who was a laborer on the Watson farm and the August F. Luther farm in Cass County, N.D. Includes mention of the L.F. Watson farm, its buildings, and various hired men, dispersal sale of the Watson farm, August Trapp's last wages, his purchase of farmland near Enderlin, N.D., threshing equipment, Emil's job as stableboy and assistant to the laundress at Amenia and Sharon Land Company, comments on the food and sleeping arrangements at Amenia and Sharon. Also includes obituaries.

Provenance

Donated by Emil G. Trapp on February 8, 1957 (Acc. 827).

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Emil G. Trapp Papers
Description rules
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Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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